Migration to new 10GB Fibre Network

The ICS Department is excited to announce that the migration process to the new 10GB Fibre has commenced and your buildings will be migrated on

2 November 2018

In the near future the University of the Western Cape will benefit from the upgraded fibre network in the following ways:

The new network will support future converged growth and digital connectedness within the learning and teaching environments

Provide better download speeds and bandwidth utilisation for academic, administrative and research applications

Provide a stable platform that will enhance the end-user Internet and network experience

Ensure network redundancy in the event of network failure

Please note that there will be intermittent Internet connectivity (LAN & Wi-Fi)(between 9h00 and 12h00) to the following departments/buildings as ICS migrates these departments to the new fibre network:

Student Centre

Library

Library Lab

Prefab Complex

School of Government

SC 7 - 9 (VLAN change)

Staff are requested, where possible/required, to make use of their 3G/LTE dongles to connect to the UWC network via VPN. Alternatively, staff and students can make use of the Wi-Fi connectivity in adjacent buildings.

From 1 January 2019, UWC Library will open an institutional subscription to Mendeley while discontinuing its account with Refworks.

Both platforms operate as digital libraries and reference management systems, but UWC has many more Mendeley users working with the "free version" than are using RefWorks.

Advantages of upgrading to an institutional Mendeley premium account:

personal storage capacity increases from 2GB to 100GB

number of private groups increases from 5 to unlimited number

number of collaborators increases from 25 to 100

Please note that Refworks accounts will be deactivated after December. We understand that this entails a significant transition for Refworks users but offer the following options to migrate data to Mendeley.

UWC Library

UWC Library won many awards for its design

Library Entrance

During term times, many students enter this vibrant space

Library Ramp

There are 14 floors in this Library, with a winding spiral ramp for users to access the collections

Orientation Week

A staff member introducing new students to Library services.

Study Den

A quiet and convenient place to study on Level 4 of the Main Library.

Level 7

Level 7, 8, 9, 11 and 14 have books dedicated to each individual Faculty e.g EMS books can be found on Level 7

Knowledge Commons

Knowledge Commons can be found on Level 6, where students can make use of 111 computers

Level 13

Postgraduate Students and Researchers can make use of the quiet space at Level 13

Level 7 Training

The Library has various training rooms available on Level 6, 7, 9, 10 and 13

Self Learning Zone

Take charge of your own learning, and empower yourself at our Self Learning Zone at Level 5!